Maryland has Seen Thousands of Wage-Theft Claims in Recent Years

Posted on March 31, 2023 in Employee Rights, Employment Law, Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, Wages, Overtime & Commissions

The local Baltimore CBS station recent aired a segment that examied on the great extent at which Maryland workers are not paid the wages, including overtime, that are due to them.

Called A ‘Manager'? You Still May Be Entitled To Overtime

Posted on March 9, 2023 in Employee Classification, Employee Rights, Employment Law, Wages, Overtime & Commissions

The New York times just had a great article about tricks employers use to try to avoid paying overtime, such as labeling a worker a “manager” when he or she is really no such thing.

Lebau & Neuworth Scores Overtime Class Action Win

Posted on January 1, 2023 in Class & Collective Actions, Companion-Care Home-Healthcare Workers, Employee Rights, Employment Law, Fair Labor Standards Act, Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, Minimum Wage Law, Wages, Overtime & Commissions

Lebau & Neuworth recently persuaded the federal court in Maryland to grant a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) collective action (a type of class action) for current and former in-home caregivers who worked for Visiting Angels in Maryland.

Minimum Wage Increase in The District of Columbia

Posted on November 27, 2022 in Employee Rights, Employment Law, Tipping and Tipped Employees, Wages, Overtime & Commissions

Washington, D.C.’s minimum wage increased from $15.50 to $16.10 per hour for non-tipped employees and its base minimum wage for tipped employees went up from $5.05 to $5.35 per hour.

BIG WIN FOR MARYLAND WORKERS: Wages Required for Employer-Required Activities Before or After Work

Posted on August 16, 2022 in Employee Rights, Employment Law, Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, Wages, Overtime & Commissions

Maryland’s highest court has held that Maryland workers are entitled to get paid for some employer-required tasks performed before and/or after work.

Lebau & Neuworth Fights & Wins for Home Aides, Companions & Caregivers

Posted on June 20, 2022 in Employee Rights, Employment Law, Fair Labor Standards Act, Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, Minimum Wage Law, Wages, Overtime & Commissions

Home healthcare aides, caregivers and companions often are victims of unlawful wage practices. But Lebau & Neuworth attorneys have a dedicated history of representing these workers to get the pay owed to them.

Federal Wage-Hour Law Expanded to Include Overtime ‘Gap’ Claims

Posted on January 28, 2022 in Employment Law, Fair Labor Standards Act, Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, Wages, Overtime & Commissions

Recently in Connor v. Cleveland County North Carolina, the federal Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, of which Maryland is part, held that the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) allows claims for unpaid straight-time wages in weeks when an employee works overtime hours.

Maryland’s 'Equal Pay for Equal Work Law' adds Anti-Retaliation Amendment

Posted on October 25, 2020 in Discrimination & Harassment, Employee Rights, Employment Law, Wages, Overtime & Commissions, Workplace Retaliation

New amendments to Maryland’s Equal Pay For Equal Work Law went into effect on October 1, 2020. Among other things, the law prohibits employers from paying employees of a certain sex or gender identity less than other employees because of their sex or gender identity.

Tech Giant IBM Can’t Defraud Salesperson by Capping Commissions

Posted on June 19, 2020 in Employee Rights, Employment Law, Wages, Overtime & Commissions

A salesperson’s claims against the tech giant IBM were reinstated recently by the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals -- despite language in the commission plan document that stated IBM reserved the right to adjust the plan’s terms.

Employers Can’t Avoid Overtime Wages by Playing Dumb

Posted on March 18, 2020 in Employee Rights, Employment Law, Fair Labor Standards Act, Wages, Overtime & Commissions

Recently in Richardson et al. v. Alliance Residential Company, the U.S. District Court for Maryland was asked to review and clarify its ruling in a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) case.